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FARWELL v. UN

Nos. 89-2091, 89-2095.

902 F.2d 282 (1990)

Katherine B. FARWELL, Personal Representative of the Estate of Brian J. Farwell, Deceased; Katherine B. Farwell, Individually and as Widow of Brian J. Farwell, Deceased; Katherine B. Farwell, Mother and Next Friend of Alan Farwell, Luke Farwell and Neil Farwell, Minor Children of Brian J. Farwell, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Chong H. UN, M.D.; Linwood W. Briggs, M.D., Defendants-Appellees. Katherine B. FARWELL, Personal Representative of the Estate of Brian J. Farwell, Deceased; Katherine B. Farwell, Individually and as Widow of Brian J. Farwell, Deceased; Katherine B. Farwell, Mother and Next Friend of Alan Farwell, Luke Farwell and Neil Farwell, Minor Children of Brian J. Farwell, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Chong H. UN, M.D.; Linwood W. Briggs, M.D., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided May 9, 1990.

As Amended May 23, 1990.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 31, 1990.

As Amended July 2, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Woodson Shadoan (argued), Shadoan & Michael, Rockville, Md., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Ronald Upton Shaw, Miles & Stockbridge, Baltimore, Md., argued for Briggs; Bonnie Jo Beavan, Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Gray, Baltimore, Md., argued for Un; Daniel R. Lanier, David M. Feitel, Miles & Stockbridge, Donald L. DeVries, Jr., Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Gray, Baltimore, Md., on brief.

Before WIDENER, PHILLIPS and WILKINSON, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied May 31, 1990.

PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Katherine B. Farwell (Farwell) as personal representative of the estate of her deceased husband, Brian J. Farwell (decedent), and three of her children brought diversity wrongful death and survival actions against two physicians after their husband and father committed suicide. Dr. Linwood W. Briggs, a family practitioner, had treated decedent for five months before the...

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